Sonavs Swain
Sona vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Swain wins with a 59.4% win rate (+18.8%) over Sona based on 32 games. Swain holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Sona build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sona vs Swain matchup.
Sona Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sona performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Sona vs Swain?
Sona wins 51.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.7% and 64.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.6% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 51 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- +4.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Sona vs Swain is an even matchup: Sona wins 51.0% of 51 games, and the 95% range (37.7–64.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 53.6% for Sona; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Swain usually wins the lane: 401 gold ahead of Sona at 15 minutes on average (51 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sona players pick Moonstone Renewer far more often against Swain: 48.6% of their other Support games, 64.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Sona and Swain played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Sona's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Sona vs Swain Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sona vs Swain Win Rate by Game Length
Sona's win rate against Swain by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Sona's results against Swain in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sona vs Swain Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)SwainSona gold at 15: −401
- First itemEvenSona: 13.1 min · Swain: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Sona Changes Against Swain
Choices Sona players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Usually48.6%vs Swain64.7%+16.1 pts51.5% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually74.5%vs Swain88.2%+13.8 pts51.1% WR here
Flash + HealSummoner spellsUsually75.2%vs Swain62.7%−12.4 pts43.8% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually9.1%vs Swain17.6%+8.6 pts
Usually1.1%vs Swain7.8%+6.7 pts
Absolute FocusRuneUsually1.9%vs Swain7.8%+6.0 pts
Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually1.9%vs Swain6.3%+4.4 pts
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually0.5%vs Swain3.9%+3.4 pts
Best Sona Build vs Swain
Usual Sona build (Support)
81.0% win rate · 21 games
Against Swain
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 25 Sona games against Swain carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sona's standard build instead.
- Sona usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 13.1 min (median of 23 games).
- Swain usually completes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, at 13.1 min (median of 30 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Sona Runes vs Swain
Usual Sona runes (Support)
Summon Aery
52.6% win rate · 1,098 games
Against Swain
Summon Aery56.5% win rate · 23 games
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Sona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Sona's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Sona build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Sona vs Swain FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sona vs Swain?
Sona vs Swain is an even matchup: Sona wins 51.0% of 51 games, and the 95% range (37.7–64.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Sona's win rate against Swain?
Sona wins 51.0% of 51 Support games against Swain on patch 26.19 (95% range 37.7–64.1%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 53.6% would be expected.
Does Sona counter Swain?
Not clearly. Sona wins 51.0% of 51 games against Swain, and the 95% range (37.7–64.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sona or Swain?
Swain usually wins the lane: 401 gold ahead of Sona at 15 minutes on average (51 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sona outscale Swain?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Swain strongest against Sona?
Swain is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Sona build against Swain?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sona's usual Support core: Staff of Flowing Water, Fimbulwinter, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Swain: Moonstone Renewer (48.6% usually, 64.7% here).
What runes should Sona use against Swain?
Summon Aery with Sorcery and Resolve — 56.5% over 23 games against Swain. The biggest change against Swain: Adaptive Force (flex) (74.5% usually, 88.2% here).